James O'Shea

James O'Shea

Storyboard Artist and Illustrator

Senior Storyboard Artist / Illustrator / 16 yrs

London, United Kingdom

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Hello I'm James, a Storyboard Artist and Illustrator working in Feature Films, Commercials and Documentaries.

I've been working with Directors and Production Companies on Pitch Design and Visuals, Storyboarding Film and VFX sequences, Colour styling and Designing Frames for Agencies and worked on many, many TV Commercials!

Please reach out if you have a project you like to talk about informally.

Thank you.
Work History
  • Storyboard Artist

    SID GENTLE FILMS LIMITED

    March 2021 - May 2021

    "Ragdoll", working with Director Toby MacDonald.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Netflix

    March 2021 - March 2021
  • Storyboard Artist

    Amazon Studios

    November 2020 - March 2021

    "Alex Rider 2", working with Director Rebecca Gatward.

  • Storyboard Artist

    ITV Studios

    May 2019 - July 2019
    London, United Kingdom

    Ant and Dec with M&S Food, 2 x 30 TV Commercials.
    -Working with Director Chris Faith

  • Storyboard Artist

    Redwood - Continuous Engagement

    April 2019 - June 2019
    London, United Kingdom

    Working on a Campaign Film for Dulux.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Many Makers

    November 2018 - May 2019

    Working with Creative Director Will Howe on Films for Sky and BT.

  • Storyboard Artist

    OMD EMEA

    March 2019 - April 2019

    Working on Campaigns for Walkers and William Lawson's Whisky.

  • Storyboard Artist

    ITV

    March 2019 - April 2019

    "Ant and Dec" M&S TV Commercials.
    -Working with Director Chris Faith

  • Storyboard Artist

    Lively

    February 2019 - April 2019

    Working on Campaigns for Spotify and Mazda.

  • Illustrator

    BBC Productions

    September 2018 - October 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    "Mother, Father, Son" 6 x 60 Mins Films.
    -Working with Production Designer Paul Cross.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Atlantic Productions

    July 2018 - August 2018

    Working with Director David Lee.

  • Storyboard Artist

    White Rabbit

    July 2018 - July 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    "Moo", 1 x 30 TV Commercial.
    -Working with Directing Duo, Grant White and Jon Park.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Smuggler

    July 2018 - July 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    "Johnnie Walker", 1 x 60 and 3 x 30 Sec TV Commercials.
    -Working with Director Ben Tricklebank

  • Storyboard Artist

    Simon West Productions/Biscuit Films

    June 2018 - June 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    "Skyfire" Feature Film.
    Working with Director Simon West.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Believe Media

    May 2018 - June 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    Lucozade TV Commercial.
    Working with Directors Michel and Nico.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Big Talk Productions

    March 2018 - March 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    "Cold Feet", working with Director Rebecca Gatward.

  • Storyboard Artist

    MILKY FILMS LIMITED

    December 2017 - February 2018
  • Illustrator/Concept Artist

    The Royal Mint

    August 2017 - December 2017
    London, United Kingdom
  • Storyboard Artist

    Atlantic Productions

    February 2016 - November 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    "The Emirates Story" 5 x 60 Min Films
    -Working with Director David Lee.
    Shooting Storyboards for Drama Recon and V.R., Illustrations for Motion Graphics and VFX Sequences.

  • Concept Illustrator

    London Transport Museum

    September 2017 - September 2017
  • Storyboard Artist

    Create Advertising Group

    August 2017 - August 2017

    -"Playstation"

  • Concept Illustrator

    Merlin Entertainments plc

    July 2017 - July 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Little Big City Berlin"
    Working with Head of Marketing Liz Black.

  • Storyboard Artist

    New Pictures

    May 2017 - July 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    "Rellik" for HBO and BBC.
    -Working with Director Sam Miller and D.O.P. Giulio Biccari

  • Illustrator

    Projection Artworks

    June 2017 - June 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    -"50 Years" Painted Mural 10ft x 5ft.
    Working with Creative Producer Chloe Bayley

  • Illustrator

    HAVAS Just::

    April 2017 - April 2017
  • Concept Illustrator

    Octagon

    January 2017 - January 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    Orbit "Time to Shine"
    - Working with Creative Director Josh Green and Creative Duo Mike Phillips and Al Dew.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Biscuit Filmworks

    December 2016 - December 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Domino's "The Winter Survival Deal" 1 x 30 Sec TVC for Domino's
    -Working with Directing Duo Big Red Button with Art Direction by James Hatt.

  • Illustrator

    Fleishman Hillard Fishburn

    December 2016 - December 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    "Phillips World Education Forum" Short Film for Phillips Golbal HQ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    - Working with Director Hugo Tyer, creating on Camera Illustrations for the Film Set.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Fusion Medical Animation

    November 2016 - November 2016

    -"Pfizer" 1 x 3 Min Commercial.
    Working with Director Simon Reid on location at Pfizer's Headquarters in Philadelphia, U.S.A .

  • Illustrator

    Zeppotron (EndemolUK)

    September 2016 - September 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back" 1 x 35 Mins Film for BBC.
    Working with Director Ben Palmer and Art Director Jenny Ray.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Eleos Watership Productions Ltd

    April 2016 - August 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Watership Down" 4 x 60 Mins Mini Series for BBC/Netflix.
    Working with Directors Noam Murro and Pete Dodd.

  • Illustrator

    UK FILM STUDIO PRODUCTIONS PLC

    July 2016 - July 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Blue Iguana" Feature Film.
    Working with Director Hadi Hajaig and Production Designer Jenny Ray.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Oxford Film and Television

    February 2016 - February 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    "Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable"
    -Working with Director Sam Hobkinson, D.O.P Tim Cragg and Underwater Cameraman Roberto Rinaldi on a Feature Documentary shot in Zanzibar

  • Storyboard Artist

    Archer's Mark

    October 2015 - October 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    -"LLoyds Bank" 3 x 30 Sec Commercials.
    Working with Director Alex Winckler.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Big Red Button

    March 2015 - June 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    Working with Commercials Directing Duo Big Red Button on their new Short Film, featuring Live Action, Stop Motion and CGI Sequences.

  • Storyboard Artist

    BBC

    January 2015 - January 2015

    -"Forces of Nature" with Professor Brian Cox, for BBC One.
    Working with Director Matthew Dyas and D.O.P. Tim Cragg.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Atlantic Productions

    August 2014 - January 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    -"The Great Reef" with Sir David Attenborough, 3 x 60 Minute Films for the BBC.
    Working with Director Mike Davies.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Moxie Pictures

    April 2012 - December 2014

    -"Carlsberg Fan Squad" 1 x 60 Sec TVC for Carlsberg Lager.
    Working with Directors Big Red Button on their World Cup 2014 Commercial starring Paddy McGuinness, Ian Wright and Jeff Stelling.

    -"Couch Potato" and "Clothes Horse" 2 x 30 Secs TVC for Music Magpie
    Working with Directors Big red Button.

    -"Mojo The Musical" 9 x 15 sec Idents for Virgin Holidays.
    Working with Directors Big Red Button on this Musical Spots with Art Direction by James Hatt.

    - Storyboarding for Director James Griffiths, creating an Animatic Sequence of shots for "Cuban Fury" (2014).

    -"Black Hole" 1 x 60 Sec TVC.
    Working with Directors Big Red Button, Storyboarding the demise of Gio the opera singer, at the hands of Stephen Hawking. Art Direction by Dick Lunn and VFX by The Mill.

    -"Christmas Lights" 1 x 60 Sec TVC.
    Working with Directors Big Red Button, with Art Direction by Dick Lunn.

    - "Sue Barker, Stuart Pearce and Ray Mears" 3 x 60 sec Live Action TVC for Go Compare.
    Working with Directors, Big Red Button.

    -"Vuvuzela" for Paddy Power and Euro 2012.
    Working with Directing Duo, Big Red Button, Storyboarding a 30 Second Live Action TVC, featuring a Giant Vuvuzela dispensing fear and adulation to the people of Kiev.

    -"Vuvuzela II" for Paddy Power and Euro 2012
    Working with Directors Big Red Button on this 30 sec Live Action spot.

    -"Popcorn" for Sky Movies, 5 x 30 sec
    Working with Directing Duo Big Red Button.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Toast TV

    October 2014 - October 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Avanti"​
    Working with Director John Gradwell and Creative Director Bob Hough on a Short Film showcasing the positive reverberations of Avanti's Satellite Network.

  • Concept Ilustrator

    The Futures Company

    August 2014 - August 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Fusion" for Moet Hennessy.
    Working with Global Product Creatives for Moet Hennessy and Collaborative Partners designing Colour and Black & White Concept Keyframes for possible and probable Product launches.

  • Concept Illustrator

    Spring Studios

    July 2014 - July 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Toni & Guy Concept Store"
    Working with Creative Director Paul Underwood designing Interiors of a Toni and Guy Concept Store, infusing the Stage with the heritage of London Fashion from Quant to the Blitz Club.

  • Concept Artist

    Essence

    June 2014 - June 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Google", working with Creative Director Andrew Veasey designing Concept Keyframes for a Google Digital Campaign

  • Concept Artist

    Prophet

    May 2014 - May 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Electrolux", creating Key Colours Concepts of the Target Product User, The Product working in situ with a Business on location in London and Customer Digital Touch Points to access the Product.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Colossus Productions

    January 2014 - May 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Conquest of the Skies, with Sir David Attenborough"
    Working with Director David Lee, on 2 x 90 min Shows for Sky, shot in Stereoscopic 3D, with VFX Sequences and CGI Character Animation.

  • Storyboard Artist

    SixteenSouth

    November 2013 - May 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Lily's Driftwood Bay"
    Working with Director Darren Vandenburg on this Mixed Media, Celaction Animated TV Series. Featuring the Voice Talents of Stephen Fry, Peter Mullan, Jane Horrocks and Ardal O'Hanlon.

  • Production Illustrator

    BBC Worldwide

    January 2014 - January 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Boiling Point" working with Senior Producer Charlie Henniker.

  • Character Animator

    Jason Harding Productions Ltd

    November 2013 - December 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Ego" working with Director Guy Ritchie.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Imagination

    July 2013 - July 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    - "Wind Tunnel" 1 x 60 Sec for Ford
    Working with Creative Directors Storyboarding a Film launching a new S-Max model.

  • Production Illustrator

    Circle IMC

    February 2013 - June 2013

    -"Expect the Unexpected", for Bleu de Chanel.

    -"Midori"
    Working with Creative Director Simon Long, Designing Black and White Keyframes featuring five friends in the spontaneous moments of getting ready for their night out, in this Fashion Stills Digital Campaign for the Midori Liquer

  • Storyboard Artist

    Big Red Button

    December 2011 - June 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Working with Directing Duo Big Red Button, Storyboarding and creating Concept Designs for TV Commercials:- Toyota, Santander, Adidas, Footlocker and "Worlds Craziest Fools".

  • Concept Artist

    Spring Studios

    April 2013 - May 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Pitch" for Unilever 1 x 30 Sec Film.
    Working with Creative Director Robin Harvey, Digital Producer Violet Stupple and Animation Studio 12 Foot 6, Designing and Storyboarding black and white sequences in this 2D, 3D and Stop Motion Film, shot in Double Aspect Ratio, for Unilever's new Architectural Space for Product Development.

  • Concept Artist

    McCann

    April 2013 - April 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    -"Leading Innovation" for Toshiba.
    Working with Client Director Kat Patterson, Designing Black and White Keyframes where Pop Art and Eames Sensibilities collide in this Print Campaign for Toshiba Laptops.

  • Concept Artist and Storyboarder

    Red Bee Media

    March 2013 - March 2013

    -"Baby!?!?" and "Forgot my Friend's Name" 2 x 40 Secs, TV Trailers for "Sweat the Small Stuff".
    Working with Directing Duo, Big Red Button, Designing Concept Keyframes
    of Nick Grimshaw's Quiff Puppet and Storyboarding the shooting Script.

  • Concept Artist

    Framestore

    March 2013 - March 2013

    -"Inside the Engine" for "Tooned", Mobile/McLaren Formula One, 1 x 4 Minutes.
    Working with Director Henry Trotter Storyboarding and Designing all the sequences in this fully Animated CGI Show starring Alexander Armstrong, Jenson Button and Sergio Perez.

Education
  • B.A. (Hons) in Fine Art

    University of Plymouth

    1992 - 1995